More house cleaning and grocery shopping today.
While out doing the shopping, Kenna and I were having a tough time finding Taco Sauce. She looked up at me and said, just like her mother: "Why don't you ask someone?" And like with her mother, I responded, "If we see someone."
We moved on, me thinking I'd just let Kristin run and look for it later. We walked down the main aisle and Kenna saw an HEB worker standing and staring at the chips, while holding some sort of Little Debbie snack cake (this should have been a clue). Kenna says, rather loudly, "Hey, there's someone, ask them!"
We did. And she had no idea. I even asked where the Parmesan cheese was, and she said, "With the cheese?"
Finally, another worked walked by and he knew where the taco sauce was. Unfortunately, there was only one kind there that we could find, so we bought it, not sure if it was the right one or not. It was not, but it tasted all right, if a little too spicy for me and too tomato-y for Kristin. We won't use it again.
I'm liking grocery shopping less and less.
This was, however, a good metaphor for Kristin and I and our job situation. We are looking and looking and looking, but not finding. We don't want to settle for just a job- I did that for four years in a law firm, and she did it in Marlin ISD. Neither of those were good situations for us.
Even when we ask people, they don't know of anything, and when someone is knowledgeable and helpful, they point us to one job. We're not exactly sure if it is the one, but we jump on it anyway. And disappointment follows.
We both feel we are meant to be in the schools. For our family's sake, and for our church's sake, we need the time it would afford. We feel that is what God is telling us. We also feel like we are not supposed to take another job just because we need the money by September.
Right now, there are no jobs open in College Station that Kristin is certified for. I've applied for the ones I've found. I know some positions will open after school is out, but we're getting anxious. Kristin is working on an application for Bryan, where there are positions, but it feels really close to settling.
We ask for some serious prayer for our outlook and for more options.
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